Samuel McDowell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel McDowell

American politician

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1735

Place of Birth: Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 25-Sep-1817

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Samuel McDowell (October 29, 1735 – September 25, 1817) was a soldier and early political leader in Kentucky.
He was the father of Dr.
Ephraim McDowell. McDowell participated in three major wars.
He served under George Washington in the French and Indian War, served as an aide-de-camp to Isaac Shelby in Lord Dunmore's War, and was part of Nathanael Greene's campaign in the Revolutionary War.
Following the Revolutionary War, he relocated to Kentucky and became a surveyor.
Later, he was appointed one of the first district court judges in what would become the state of Kentucky.
He became a leader of the movement to separate Kentucky from Virginia, presiding over nine of the state's ten constitutional conventions. He was a founding trustee of Liberty Hall (later Washington and Lee University), when it was made into a college in 1776.